K-Swiss Express Light 3 Men's Padel Shoes

Herringbone, the zig-zag tread K-Swiss calls HB, grips sand and artificial turf by biting and releasing as you change direction. Dunlop Sports, K-Swiss's UK distributor, describes the Aosta 7.0 compound as high-density with deep grooves, for indoor and outdoor padel courts. Racket Central lists a molded rubber sole with an HB pattern, all-court.

Above it sit a CMEVA midsole, a padded ankle collar, a die-cut Smart Foam sockliner and a DuraWrap Flex upper, per Racket Central and Tennis Nuts. A stud sole such as Babolat's feels different underfoot, and our Movea 2 page covers one.

Tennis Warehouse Europe lists 367 g in US 10.5, TennisPro 334 g in size 42, and USTA Pro Shop 11.5 oz, about 326 g. Padel Nuestro shows about 255 g for the white HB version, which looks like a different variant. Sizes and colours differ, so these are not like for like, and none comes from K-Swiss.

If weight matters to you, treat it as roughly 330 to 370 g in a mid-range size and ask the seller about the exact pair.

The earlier Express Light 2 HB also exists in a women's version. The women's Express Light 3 has its own page, the Express Light 3 women's. Among the men's shoes, the Ultrashot Lite and the K-Frame are the other padel options, and the Tura Team is the team model. The padel shoes for men page compares the whole range.

Anyone who wants a published weight or a stud sole. A beginner can start from the best padel racket for beginners page and the padel shoes page, and the full padel racket range covers the rest of the kit.